A blog about property and Northern Ireland from the team at PropertyPal.com
The social development minister has this week announced a £3.25m pilot scheme from Co-Ownership Housing to help first time buyers get on the property ladder. Nelson McCausland revealed that the FirstBuyNI pilot scheme is aimed at helping new and return home buyers purchase newly built homes reducing the amount of deposit they need to get on the property ladder.
With the property boom well and truly over, Belfast has seen its fair share of overpriced property. In the city centre in particular, apartments have traditionally been out of reach for all but the most affluent of city slickers. Read the rest of this post »
George Best’s childhood home has finally achieved a sale. The property in the Cregagh estate has been on the market for some time but following numerous price drops it would appear that financial agreement has finally been reached.
We’ve learnt today that plans are underway to re-release the Box-office hit Titanic, one of Belfast‘s most famous export’s. The film is currently being brought to life in 3D by Avatar director James Cameron.
Belfast has come in second in a recent report analysing the quality of living and eco-friendliness of world cities.
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